Category Archives: Miata/MX-5

Mazda just released some mileage info on the 2016 Mazda MX-5 that will make it fun and efficient.

As we all know, a light Miata makes for fun Miata, but it can also keep the fun factor going a bit longer with enhance gas mileage. This all new and redesigned 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata you will be getting 27 mpg city, 34 mpg highway, and 30 mpg combined when matted with a standard six-speed manual transmission.

The optional six-speed automatic will streach mileage a bit more to 27/36/30 mpg city/highway/combined.

Want on? Check out these exciting details below:

May 5, at 9:00 a.m. PDT: Pre-order opens to the public.

On this day buyers can now reserve the MX-5 Launch Edition on http://LongLiveTheRoadster.com where they will input their contact information, select a dealership and make a deposit.

Pre-order buyers are required to put down a $500 deposit.

Dealers will claim the $500 towards a sale through the incentives system at the time of delivery.

All consumer information will be sent to Dealers via specially designated leads through the MDOL system.

Dealers will then contact the MX-5 pre-order buyer to finalize the sale and make delivery arrangements.

Once the first 1,000 vehicles have been ordered (with deposits) the site will continue accepting waitlist customer information and dealer leads.

Additional Launch Edition Features:

Everyone who registers and provided information for the waitlist will receive an embossed leather Mazda keychain. The 1,000 customers who placed a deposit on a MX-5 Launch Edition and take delivery will also receive a custom Mazda branded BOSE SoundLink® Mini Bluetooth® speaker and specially designed items from Mazda’s upcoming Heritage Collection apparel line.

“Embrace the prejudice is precisely what this YouTube user did, as he celebrated the Miata’s 25th anniversary with a rather cheeky review of the 1991 Miata. However, in this review he made no mention of its wheezy 1.6-liter, 116-horsepower engine, 2,182-pound curb weight, and microscopic 3.6 cubic feet of cargo room; nope, he went a completely different angle with its signature rust strip, “original” leather interior, and pedestrian-massacring pop-up headlights. Oh yeah, it’s a classic…”

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